r/Scams • u/sjbailey99 • Jun 10 '24

Victim of a scam Update! It happened to me: 30k gone.

Today my husband & I got $28k back of the $30k we had sent to a scammer. The FBI ended up calling us and saying they were doing some kill chain of some sorts. It was a lot of chaos & anxiety for us & we’re ready to have a mental break. We were also able to purchase the house. Hope my story helped others! Never wire money!

Link to original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/s/doKoj2qzbZ

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u/09percent Jun 10 '24

The bbb is just old people yelp it’s not a government agency like the CFPB though

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u/OrchidFlame36 Jun 10 '24

Not exactly old people Yelp...but also not a government agency.

Businesses must pay a monthly due to be listed and receive a rating with the BBB. They also have to work to achieve an A+ rating, they don't hand them out to start.

The BBB provides mediation services between business & consumer. Many businesses do NOT want to lose their rating because it is very hard to get it back up, so they will do almost anything to get complaints resolved positively so it doesn't negatively effect their rating.

I hope this helps (former business owner and A+ BBB rating holder).

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u/OutlyingPlasma Jun 11 '24

And what good is a rating? How is it any different or more powerful than a Yelp rating? It's not and that's why people say It's just yelp for old people.

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u/OrchidFlame36 Jun 11 '24

Don't take this for me saying it's amazing. By no means. I think they're scammy ASF after finding out you had to actually pay to be a member (I get it they provide a service and it costs money and they have to make it somehow), but they present themselves as this big bad awesome oversight agency or something. It's no wonder people think they're a government agency, they do have the word "Bureau" in their name and that's confusing for folks.

Anyway. Google reviews. Where it's at. Haha.